The Undercover Economist, Revised and Updated Edition, (Hardcover)

from jbheffernan

This book is a very good overview of economics. The best thing for me is his explanation of Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage. For the first time I really understand this theory. The book is written so that it is easy to read and understand. His explanation of why China is rich is fascina...

from kaipakartik

Economics seems to be full of jargon, but once you get drill down to the fundamentals, it is about who gets what.(or at least thats what Tim Harford says) The Undercover Economist is what a book about a complex subject should be clear, lucid and well written and once you read it you will never lo...

from beatbox32

I grabbed this book from my local bookstore after being drawn in by the title. I've always had an interest in economics as whole, but never took the time to really dig myself into some reading material (besides the voluminous textbook I was forced to trudge through in college). Mr. Harford does a...

from setnahkt

This book reminds me of P. J. O'Rourke's Eat The Rich. Both are by right-libertarians (although Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist, might dispute that description); both are pretty funny, and both do a pretty good job of explaining economics. The most similar chapters are when the au...

from kerns222

The book is built with examples that many people care (at least somewhat) about to illustrate basic econ principles: Cost of coffee and immigration to illustrate scarcity; latte prices to illustrate price targeting, externality with traffic jams, inside information with used cars and sick people,...